by Karen Cummings | Jun 12, 2010
Not so fast, Pisa! UAE lays claim to world’s furthest leaning tower According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this Capital Gate Building in Abu Dhabi has the most “lean” of any building. The 35-story Abu Dhabi building has an 18-degree slope,...
by Karen Cummings | Jun 5, 2010
E-mail error ends up on road sign Sometimes translations can be very funny. In this case the highway department asked for a translation of the sign above and received a response from the translation service. Assuming that they received the proper translation from...
by Karen Cummings | Feb 24, 2010
As the Vancouver Winter Olympics were televised, I found that curling had replaced money making on CNBC a few times. Being a creature of habit, I didn’t change the channel, but settled in to watch curling. The next day I watched it again, then again. I even...
by Karen Cummings | Jan 21, 2010
A study conducted by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress noted that U.S. air traffic delays in 2007 alone cost the economy as much as $41 billion. This figure included $12 billion worth of lost time costs for passengers and $19 billion in increased...
by Karen Cummings | Dec 30, 2009
Torchlight parades and fireworks are de rigueur for New Year’s Eve at ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada. They are fun to watch, but it’s even more fun to be part of the show – i.e. be a participant in a torchlight parade! Not all ski areas let the general public join...
